[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan":3,"chapter-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-458":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},60216,84,"Chapter 458 Aren't You Glad to Be Useful?","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-458",458,"\u003Cp>Elder Han's vision swam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body refused to obey him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fiercely he tried to circulate his qi-no matter how desperately he commanded his limbs to move-nothing responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if his cultivation had been severed from his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if his body no longer belonged to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees trembled violently, muscles spasming against his will. The sword slipped from his numbing fingers and clattered uselessly onto the stone floor. Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sound echoed far louder in Elder Han's ears than it should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like what those elders had experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realization struck him like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is why they fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat drenched Elder Han's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to speak, to roar, to do something-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even his breath came out ragged and shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes lifted shakily toward Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion twisted his features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And something closer to disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... did you do...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han rasped, his voice hoarse, almost broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared desperately, searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No fluctuation of qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he still couldn't tell what had happened to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or when it had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just an easy, amused laugh, as if he were watching a child struggle with a puzzle far beyond him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Bai Zihan began to walk forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footsteps were unhurried, calm-each one landing clearly against the stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap! Tap! Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Ascension cultivators are indeed different. You can still talk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he was pretty satisfied and impressed with his first experiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he knew it would work, reading a description and seeing it for real were two different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could now also confirm that it worked on those in the Great Ascension Realm as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those in the Immortal Realm and above might be able to resist better than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this was just him not putting in any effort-if he did, then even those Immortals who cultivated the Heavenly Mandate Assimilation Art wouldn't escape his claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stopped right in front of Elder Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sole of his foot pressed firmly against Elder Han's chest, forcing him flat against the cold stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact wasn't heavy, yet Elder Han felt as if a mountain had descended upon him. His ribs screamed, breath bursting from his lungs in a strangled\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan leaned down slightly, increasing his weight just enough to make the humiliation unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is the man who wanted to blackmail the Bai Clan,\" Bai Zihan said\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head, studying Elder Han from above, as if examining a curious\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk... I really overestimated you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's eyes burned red with rage and fear, veins bulging as he struggled uselessly beneath Bai Zihan's foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You climbed to the position of Sect Leader,\" Bai Zihan continued calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"gained power and authority...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His foot pressed down a little harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And instead of knowing contentment, you decided to gamble your life on\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>greed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive hard worker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words felt like knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han wanted to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all that came out was a hoarse, broken wheeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"STOP!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Shenwu's voice rang out, sharp and panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's foot paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Shenwu stood rigid, sword trembling in his grip, one arm hooked tightly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>around Kong Zhanhong's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade pressed close enough that a thin line of blood trickled down Kong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhanhong's skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take another step,\" Han Shenwu shouted, eyes bloodshot, \"and I'll kill him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Shenwu's chest heaved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Undo whatever you've done to my father!\" he roared. \"Now! Or I swear-!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Han Shenwu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Han Shenwu's pupils shrank to pinpoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing pressure slammed down like divine judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-UGHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs buckled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every one of his lackeys suffered the same fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies hit the ground one after another, groans dying in their throats as consciousness slipped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one person remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade fell from Han Shenwu's hand as he crumpled unconscious at Kong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhanhong's feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall returned to silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked away, utterly uninterested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his foot from Elder Han's chest and turned back, as if nothing had\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now where was I...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan said, tapping his chin lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a slow step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopping beside Elder Han once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right,\" he said casually. \"I was thinking about how to deal with an idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced toward Kong Zhanhong, eyes glinting with amusement. \"Kong Zhanhong,\" Bai Zihan asked playfully, as if discussing the weather, \"What\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>do you recommend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanhong had already moved after being freed and now stood a step\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>behind Bai Zihan-back straight, posture respectful, like a loyal retainer who had finally returned to his rightful place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the scene before him-the kneeling elders, the collapsed lackeys,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han pinned to the floor like a dying beast-and fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Kong Zhanhong spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For such a display and lack of respect toward the Young Master, they should\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>be tortured to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words fell plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han's pupils constricted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders kneeling nearby felt cold sweat explode across their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were elders of the Heaven Sword Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supreme figures who once decided life and death with a word!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could speak, they would have screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could move, they would have cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside their minds, rage and humiliation boiled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Someone like him dares-!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Watch your mouth! Of course you would casually say that-you are not one of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>us!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Aren't you a disciple of the Heaven Sword Sect? Shouldn't you have some\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>compassion?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not a single sound escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanhong continued, oblivious to their glares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can deal with them here and now,\" he said calmly. \"The consequences will\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>be insignificant even if everyone finds out, and we can always find a scapegoat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze flicked briefly to Elder Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Young Master kills him, Tian Yuheng will naturally return to the position of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sect Leader. With the Heaven Sword Sect cleansed, there will be no need to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fear retaliation either.\" That much was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was taking care of the immediate problem with the least amount of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kong Zhanhong shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However,\" he said slowly, \"that would only revert things to how they were\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan turned his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kong Zhanhong inhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These people,\" he said, gesturing faintly at Elder Han and the other elders,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"occupy precious positions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sect Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, individuals trusted by the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killing them is easy,\" Kong Zhanhong continued. \"But if Young Master controls\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>them instead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, meaningful pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They could be extremely useful when dealing with much more difficult\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>opponents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear who he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Kong Zhanhong-who had been managing the Black Lantern Society\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and gathering information for him-had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having Elder Han, whom he could control easily, would indeed be better than\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Yuheng, who, although somewhat an ally, could never offer one hundred percent obedience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, that is too much work, isn't it?\" Bai Zihan asked. \"We already have a spy in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Li-Zhao Alliance. What's the need for these people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Spies?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Han and the other elders were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there would be one or two spies-but from Bai Zihan's tone, it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seemed their positions were as high as their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant that from the beginning until now, Bai Zihan had already been aware of most of their schemes-especially their attempt to overthrow Tian Yuheng as Sect Leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when they thought they might survive, Bai Zihan said such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they pinned all their hopes on Kong Zhanhong to come up with a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>convincing reason to spare their lives. Kong Zhanhong did not hesitate. \"The more, the better,\" he said simply. Information was never gathered from a single mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things one person would know. Other things another would uncover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, even the same person would provide accounts that were similar... or contradictory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how falsehoods were filtered out-and how he determined which\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>information required further verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was how he had always worked, collecting the most accurate information\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>possible for Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having more spies is never a disadvantage,\" Kong Zhanhong concluded calmly. \"Especially when they sit at Elder Han's level.\" Elder Han's heart pounded violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never imagined that a single word would decide whether he lived or\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, if news of their deaths spreads, it will definitely alert the Li-Zhao Alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tapped his chin lightly, eyes narrowing in thought. Indeed! Elder Han was nothing more than a minor inconvenience-insignificant\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the grand scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real enemy had never been the Heaven Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Li-Zhao Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing these people would solve nothing-only warn the enemy that something\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had gone terribly wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief-sharp, dizzying relief-flooded through the elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat soaked their robes as they clung to that single nod like drowning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>men grasping driftwood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze drifted lazily across them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile filled with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, hands clasped behind his back, and looked down at Elder\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well,\" Bai Zihan said lightly, \"Aren't you all glad that you're still useful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1606,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","316acd73b0cc77b2de06944353318113882b4a22a6d1183c5d9dcae67d6e202c","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-459","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-457",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]